A.Dhanasekaran v. The Collector

Order This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to forbear the respondents 1 to 4 from laying road across S.Nos.100/6, 100/7, 101/6, 101/2 and 03/13 belonging to petitioners in Arisiperiankuppam Village, Cuddalore Tluk, Cuddalore District Page3 of 5 except through the route as originally approved.

¶2Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 4 would submit that the road has already been laid in the subject property and Award has also been passed for the acquired subject property and therefore the relief sought for in this writ petition has become infructuous. He has also produced the proceedings of the Tahsildar dated 15.04.2025 to that effect.

¶3Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 4, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the Award, if they are so aggrieved. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 09-04-2026 (2/2) Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order arr Page4 of 5 To

¶1The Collector Cuddalore District, Cuddalore-607 001.

¶2The Competent Authority, Special District Revenue Officer (LA) NH45A, Cuddalore-607 001.

¶3The Revenue Divisional Officer, Cuddalore-607 001.

¶4The Special Tahsildar (LA) Phase-I, National Highways 45-A, Cuddalore. WPoNo.o9281oofo2023 KRISHNANoRAMASAMYoJ. arr W.PoNo.o9281oofo2023 AND WMPoNO.o9380oOFo2023 09-04-2026 Page5oofo5 Page6 of 5 Page7 of 5

Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY AND WMP NO. 9380 OF 2023 1. A.Dhanasekaran S/o.Appadurai, West Street, T.Pudur, M.Pudur Post, Cuddalore-607 004. 2. A.Chandrasekaran S/o.Appadurai, West Street, T.Pudur, M.Pudur Post, Cuddalore-607 004. 3. A.Muthukumaran S/o.Appadurai, West Street, T.Pudur, M.Pudur Post, Cuddalore-607 004. 4. A.Balakrishnan S/o.Appadurai, West Street, T.Pudur, M.Pudur Post, Cuddalore-607 004. ..Petitioners Vs 1. The Collector Cuddalore District, Cuddalore-607 001. 2. The Competent Authority, Special District Revenue Officer (LA) NH45A, Cuddalore-607 001. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Cuddalore-607 001. 4. The Special Tahsildar (LA) Phase-I, National Highways 45-A, Cuddalore. 5. Lakshminarayanan, s/o.Gopalakrishnan, Arisiperiankuppam, Page2 of 5 Cuddalore Tluk, Cuddalore District. 6. Rajan S/o.Gopalakrishnan Arisiperiankuppam, Cuddalore Taluk, Cuddalore District. 7. The Project Director National Highways Authority of India (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) Project Implementation Unit-Puducherry, Plot No.29, Sun City Road, ECR, Bommaiyapalayam, Puducherry-605 104. (7th respondent impleaded vide order of this Court dated 09.04.2026 in WMP.No.29740 of 2023) ..Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking for issuance of Writ of Mandamus to forbear the respondents 1 to 4 from laying road across S.Nos.100/6, 100/7, 101/6, 101/2 and 03/13 belonging to petitioners in Arisiperiankuppam Village, Cuddalore Tluk, Cuddalore District except through the route as originally approved For Petitioners: Mr.D.Baskar For Respondents: Ms.S.Indhu Bala (R1 to R4) Additional Government Pleader No appearance (R5 and R6) Ms.S.R.Sumathy (R7) Standing Counsel